Lac du Flambeau in Vilas County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Government Boarding School Boys Dormitory

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, August 14, 2012

1. Government Boarding School Boys Dormitory Marker

Inscription. Listed on the National and Tribal Registers of Historic Places for its National Significance in representing the Government Boarding Schools and their impact on Indigenous Nations.

Restoration and rehabilitation of the Boy’s Dormitory, circa 1906, was funded in part by the Save America’s Treasures Grant, the Nau Family, the United States Department of Agriculture – Rural Development, and the many donations and contributions from various individuals and organizations.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.

Location. 45° 58.227′ N, 89° 54.204′ W. Marker is in Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin, in Vilas County. It is on Old Abe Road (State Highway 47) half a mile west of County Route D. Marker and building are located on the isthmus between Pokegama, Flambeau and Long Interlaken Lakes. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lac du Flambeau WI 54538, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lac du Flambeau (approx. 0.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Pinery Road - The Legend (approx. 9.3 miles away); 1934 Spider Lake Raid on the John Dillinger Gang (approx.

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10.7 miles away); The Million Penny Parade (approx. 11.1 miles away); World’s Largest Penny (approx. 11.1 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 11.2 miles away); The Rest Lake Dam Story (approx. 11.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lac du Flambeau.

Government Boarding School Boys Dormitory image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, August 14, 2012

2. Government Boarding School Boys Dormitory

Marker is to the right of the door.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, August 14, 2012

3. Government Boarding School Boys Dormitory

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, August 14, 2012

4. Government Boarding School Boys Dormitory

Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2012, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,501 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 17, 2012, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.